Baz Bastien, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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ice hockey player, coach, general manager
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Place of Birth: Timmins, Ontario, Canada
About Baz Bastien
- Joseph Aldege Albert "Baz" Bastien (August 29, 1919 – March 15, 1983) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, head coach and general manager.
- He played five games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1945, but received most of his playing accolades while with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League.
- He later became the Hornets' head coach and general manager and served in several front office positions with National Hockey League clubs until he was named the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1976.
- He served in that capacity until his death in a car crash in 1983.
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